Card-dealing machine.



R. A. BERGER.

CARD DEALING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 21', 1909.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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CARD DEALING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 00T.2'7, 1909.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ATTORNEYS RICHARD ALFRED BER-GER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CARD-DEALING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

Application filed October 27, 1909. Serial No. 5%,808.

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, RICHARD A. BERGER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCard-Dealing Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to card game accessories, and its objectis toprovide a new and improved card-dealing machine, arranged to permitaccurate and quick dealing of the cards one by one, without the cardsbeing handled or touched by the dealer, thus preventing cheating bysharper s, and as the cards are not touched by the dealer, soilingthereof by wet fingers is prevented, thus keeping'the cards in asanitary condition.

A further object of the invention is to keep the cards straight and toprevent disputes among the players as to whose turn it is to deal thecards, especially as the machine is portable and can be readily shiftedover the table from the last dealer to the next one, so that theposition of the machine indicates the last dealer.

For thepurpose mentioned, use is made of mechanical means for moving thetop card of a deck of cards of? the deck and discharging it from themachine.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure l is a perspective view of the carddealing machine; Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same, the crank wheel being omitted; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal central section of the same; Fig. 4: is a cross section ofthe same on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a transverse section ofpart of the machine, the section being on the line of Fig. 3; and Fig. 6is a longitudinal section of part of the machine and showing the topcard entered between the drawing rollers.

The card-dealing machine is mounted on a suitably constructed base Asupporting a receptacle B having a vertically movable bottom Csupporting a deck of cards D, the top card D of which abuts against theunder side of a top plate E, pivoted at its forward end E on thereceptacle B, to allow of swinging the top plate E upward when placingthe deck of cards into the receptacle B. The top card D is adapted to beengaged at its rear edge by an intermittently. reciprocating pusher F,for pushing-the top card' forward until the front end of the top card Dpasses between a pair of drawing rollers G and H, employed for finallydrawing the top card D completely off the deck of cards and dischargingit in front of the machine onto the card table on which the machinerests. The drawing roller G is preferably covered with rubber or otherelastic material, and its shaft G is journaled in suitable bearingsarranged on the forward part of the receptacle B, and on the other endof the shaft G is secured a wheel I having a handle I adapted to betaken hold of by the dealer for turning the wheel I in the direction ofthe arrow a to rotate the drawing roller G. The top drawing roller H hasits shaft H journaled in bearings arranged on a frame H mounted to swingon a pivot H held on top of the plate E, and the said frame H is pressedon by a spring H so as to cause the drawing roller H to bear down ontothe top card D and thus press the top card in contact with the drawingroller G, so thatwhen the latter is'rotated the top card D is drawnforward off the deck of cards and discharged at the front end of themachine. The pusher F is provided with an angular arm F adapted to beclamped by a clamping plate F and screws F to a slide F, mounted toslide longitudinally in suitable bearings E formed on the top plate E.In order to prevent the pusher F from passing down beyond the thicknessof the top card D, a stop or ga e block F is secured to the pusher F andwhich is adapted to rest on the upper surface of the top card D at thetime the pusher F is in its rearmost position, that is,b'eyond the rearedge of the top card D. The pusher F extends downward through a cut-outportion E in the rear of the top plate E, to pass beyond the rear edgeof the top card D to drop behind the rear edge of the said card, as willbe readily understood by reference -to,Figs'. 1 and 3, so that on thenext forward movement of the pusher F the top card is pushed forward andthrough a passage B formed between the front end of the receptacle B andthe under side of the top plate'E (see Figs. 3 and 6). On loosening thescrews F the pusher F may be adjusted in a longitudinal direction so asto bring the pusher F in proper relal tion to the cards, that is, tobring the pusher F beyond the rear end of the uppermost top card D atthe time the pusher is in its rear- I'nost position. The rear end of therecep tacle B has cut-out portions B to allow convenient placing of thecards in position in the receptacle B at the time the top plate E isswung open.

In order to impart a reciprocating motion to the pusher F, the followingarrangement is made: On the inner face of the wheel 1 is formed a camgroove 1 (see dotted lines in Fig. 2), engaged by a friction roller Jheld on a lever J, fulcrumed at J on the base A. The upper end of thelever J is 1 pivotally connected by a. link J with a pin F projectingtransversely from the clamping plate F and hence when the wheel I isrotated as previously explained, then a swinging motion is given to thelever J, which by the link J 3 imparts a reciprocating motion to thepusher F, it being, however, understood that the cam groove 1 is soformed that the pusher F comes to rest at the end of its rearmost strokeduring each revolution of the wheel I and the drawing roller G. By thisarrangement the top card D sis completely removed from thedeck of cardsprevious to the next following top card being started forward by thepusher F.

The bottom C of the receptacle B is spring-pressed and manuallycontrolled, and for thispurpose the following arrangement is made: Thebottom C is provided at its sides with depending guiding arms C (seeFig. 4;) mounted to slide in bearings B arranged in the sides of thereceptacle B, and the under side of the bottom C is pivotally connectedby a link K with a bell crank lever K, pressed on by a spring L attachedto the base A, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3. By this arrangement thebottom C is pressed in an upward direction so as to hold the top card-D"of the deck of cards D in contact with the under side of the top plateE, as previously mentioned. The bell crank lever K is pivotallyconnected by a link N with a lever O, fulcrumed on the base A and havinga handle end O extending through a vertical slot B formed in the rearend of the receptacle B. lVhen the dealer presses the handle end 0 in adownward direction then aswinging movement is given to thebcll crankpressed downward, the spring-pressed catch P engages the lever O andlocks the same in place until the dealer presses the handle end P of thecatch P to releasf z the lever O, with a view to allow thespring-pressed bell crank lever K to move the bottom 6 upward as the topcards are removed one by one on using the machine for dealing the cardsto the players in the desired number.

The operation is as follows: When the re ceptacle B is empty and it isdesired to place a deck of cards into the receptacle for dealing thecards by the use of the machine and in the desired numbers, to theindividual players, it is first necessary for the dealer to press thehandle end 0 of the lever O downward until the lever is locked in placeby the spring catch F and the bottom C is in its lowermost position. Thedealer now swings the top plate E upward, then, places the deck of cardsinto the receptacle, after which the top plate E is swung back to itsnormal position of rest, and then the dealer presses the handle end P ofthe spring catch P to release the lever 0, thus allowing the spring L,the bell crank lever K and the link K to press the bottom C upward andwith it the deck of cards, until the top card D rests against the underside of the top plate E. The dealer now turns the handle I, and in doingso the pusher F is moved into its rearmost position beyond the rear edgeof the top card D, and then the pusher F is moved forward carrying alongthe top card D until the forward end thereof is pushed between thedrawing'rollers G and H, which rotate on turning the handle I. Thedrawing rollers G and H now draw the card forward while the pusher Freturns to its rearmost position for engagement with the next top card,and the pusher F remains for the time being at a standstill until thefirst top card has been completely drawn out by the drawing rollers Gand H and discharged by the same from the machine. A further turning ofthe handle 1 causes the pusher F to start the next top card until theforward end thereof has passed between the drawing rollers Gand H, whenthe above described operation is repeated.

From the foregoing itwill be seen that by the arrangement described thecards are singly pushed off the deck and discharged.

from the machine at the front end thereof. Now the dealer having chargeof the machine can readily move the same on the card table so astodischarge the desired number of cards in frontof each player, themachine being retained by the dealer nntilythe game is over, andthenthe-machine is pushed to the next player for-himtodeal the cards.

In case some of the"cards-are not dealt the cards in the deckcanbejshutfled, and

3 Patent 1. A card dealing machine, comprisinga receptacle having amovable bottom for supporting a deck of cards, a'pivoted top plate forclosing .said receptacle, and a pusher, mounted to slide on said topplate, and adapted to engage the rear edge of the top card of the saiddeck of cards.

I 2. A card dealing machine, comprising a receptacle having aspring-pressed bottom for supporting a deck of cards, a pivoted topplate for closing said receptacle, a pair of drawing rollers, and apusher mounted to reciprocate on said topplate and operatingv in unisonwith the said drawing rollers, the said pusher pushing the cardssuccessively between the drawing rollers.

3. A card dealing machine provided with a receptacle having .aspring-pressed bottom for supporting a deck of cards, a pivoted topplate on said receptacle, a reciprocating pusher mounted to slide on thesaid-top plate and adapted to engage the top'card of the said deck ofcards, a pairof drawing rollersbetween which the cards are successivelypushed by said pusher, and a springpressed frame pivoted on the topplate and in which the top drawing roller is. journaled.

at. In a card dealing machine, a receptacle having a movable bottom fora deck of cardsto rest on, a spring-pressed bell crank lever connectedwith the under side of the said bottom, an operating lever connectedwith the said bell crank lever, and means for.

temporarily locking the said operating lever in lowermost position.

5. In a card dealing machine, a receptacle having a movable bottom for adeck of cards to rest on, a spring-pressed bell crank lever connected bya link with the under side of the said bottom to press the bottom in anupward direction, an operating lever connected with the said bell cranklever, and a manually controlled sprin catch adapted to temporarily lockthe sai operating lever in lowermost position.

6. A card dealing machine, comprising a receptacle having a movablebot-tom for a deck of cards to rest on, a spring-pressed bell cranklever, a link connecting said bell crank lever with the under side ofthe said bottom, a pusher mounted to reciprocate on top of the saidreceptacle and adapted to engage the rear edge of the top card of thesaid deck of cards, a pair of drawing rollers in front of the saidreceptacle and between which the front end of the said top card ispushed by the said pusher, and manually controlled means for rotatingthe drawing rollers and for imparting a reciprocating motion to the saidpusher. I 1

7 A card-dealing machine, comprisinga receptacle having a movable bottomfor a deck of cards to rest on, a spring-pressed bell crank leverconnected with the under side of the said bottom, an operating leverconnected with the said bell crank lever,

means adapted to temporarily lock the said operating lever in lowermostposition,fla

pusher mounted to reciprocate on top ofv the said receptacle and adaptedto enga e the rear edge of the top card of the said deck of cards, apair of drawing rollers in front of the said receptacle and betweenwhich the front end of the said top card is pushed by the said pusher,and manuallycontrolled means for rotating the said drawing rollers andfor imparting a reciprocating motion to the said pusher.

8. A card-dealing machine, comprising a receptacle having a movablebottom for a deck of cards to rest on, a pusher mounted,

to reciprocate on top of the said receptacle and adapted to engage therear edge of the top card of the said deck of cards, a pair of I drawingrollers in front of the said receptacle and between which the frontendof the crank wheel on the shaft of the other draw-.-

ing roller for turning the latter, the said crank wheel having a" camgroove, a lever having a friction roller engaging the said cam groove,and a link. connecting the said lever with the said pusher.

9. A card-dealing machine, provided with I a receptacle having aspring-pressed bottom for supporting a deck of cards, a pivoted z-ztopplate for closing the said receptacle.

and having a'cut-out portion at; the rear, and

a reciprocating pusher mounted to slide on the said top plate and havinga pushing lip extending transversely and below the under side of thesaid top plate to engage the rear edge of the top card of the said deckof cards.

10. A- card-dealing machine provided with a receptacle having aspring-pressed bottom for supporting a deck of cards, a pivoted topplate for closing the said receptacle and having a cut-out portion atthe rear, the forward end of the rece tacle'being spaced from the under.side 0 the said mounted to slide on the saidtop, plate and having apushing lip extending transversely A and below the under side of thesaid top plate to engage the rear edge of the top card of the said deckof cards. p

11. A card-dealing machineprovided with a receptacle having aspring-pressed bottomfor supporting a deck of cards, a

pivoted top plate for closing the said receptacle and having a cutoutportion at the rear, a reciprocating pusher mounted to slide in the saidtop plate and having a pushing lip extending transversely and below theunder side of the said top plate to engage the rear edge of the top cardof the said deck of cards, a pair of drawing rollers in front of thesaid receptacle, a spring pressed frame pivoted on the said top plateand in which the top drawing roller is ]our naled, manually-controlledmeans for turning the lower drawing roller, and means for imparting areciprocating motion to the said pusher.

12. A card dealing machine, provided with a receptacle having aspring-pressed vertically movable bottom for supporting a deck of cards,a. top plate pivoted at its forward end on said receptacle, a slidemounted to slide longitudinally in bearin s formed on the top plate, anda pusher ad justably secured to said slide and having a pushing lipextending transversely and beloW the underside of the said top plate toengage the rear edge of the top card.

13. A card dealing machine, provided with a receptacle having avertically movable bottom for a deck of cards to rest on,

a top plate on said receptacle, a slide mounted to slide longitudinallyin hearings on the top plate, a.pusher adapted to engage the rear edgeof the top card of the said deck of cards, a clamping device forclamping the pusher to the said slide, and means for reciprocating theslide.

l4. A card dealing machine, provided with a receptacle having avertically movable bottom for a deck of cards to rest on, a top platefor said receptacle, a slide mounted to slide longitudinally in hearingson the top plate, a pusher secured to said slide and adapted to engagethe rear edge of the top card, a pair of drawing rollers in front of thesaid receptacle and between which the front end of the said top card ispushed by the said pusher, a cam rotatin with one of the said drawingrollers, an means controlled by the cam for reciprocating the saidslide.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD ALFRED BERGER.

Witnesses F. BIENZ, A. Bonson.

